Thursday, February 26, 2015

Friday, February 27, JC ACT 2 scenes 2 & 3

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze character and motive in order to improve reading interpretive skills and prepare for Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Explain how Brutus is the protagonist of the play. Cite two examples of things he says or does that now make him the protagonist.

Direct Instruction

Superstitious activity BAD OMENS in JC

Guided

Read Act 2 scenes 2 and 3.

View film through this scene.

Independent

Add to the RISING ACTION on your plot structure. 

Then :

1. List three of the bad omens in Calphurnia's dreams and the page number(s) you found them on.
2.  Does Caesar respect his wife and her superstitions? Explain and give an example from the text.
3. How does Decius change Caesar's mind? Be specific providng quotes from the text. 
4. What is Caesar's tragic flaw?
5. The soothsayer tries to warn Caesar. What does his letter say?


Check or understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure

Review plot structure to date

Exit Pass

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